Alert archive / Utah / Red Flag Warnings in 2006
Red Flag Warning 49, NWS Salt Lake City, UT
NWS Salt Lake City, UT issued this red flag warning at Sep 15, 2006, 4:18 AM MDT. It took effect at Sep 15, 2006, 12:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 14 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 15, 2006, 4:18 AM MDT (10:18 UTC)
- In effect from
- Sep 15, 2006, 12:00 PM MDT
- Expired
- Sep 16, 2006, 2:00 AM MDT
- In force
- 14 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Salt Lake City, UT
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS85 KSLC 151018 RFWSLC RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 418 AM MDT FRI SEP 15 2006 UTZ439-151830- /O.NEW.KSLC.FW.W.0049.060915T1800Z-060916T0600Z/ UTAHS DIXIE AND ZION CANYON- 418 AM MDT FRI SEP 15 2006 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES FOR THE VALLEYS OF EXTREME SOUTHWEST UTAH. THIS WARNING IS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 439... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT FOR STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FOR THE VALLEYS OF EXTREME SOUTHWEST UTAH. THIS WARNING INCLUDES FIRE WEATHER ZONE 439. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE THIS MORNING OVER THE VALLEYS OF EXTREME SOUTHWEST UTAH AHEAD OF A STRONG COLD FRONT. WINDS OF 25-30 MPH WITH GUSTS 35-45 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED BY THIS AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION TO THE STRONG WINDS...RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL DROP TO NEAR 15 PERCENT OR LESS DURING THE AFTERNOON. THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. HUMIDITIES WILL RISE ABOVE CRITICAL LEVELS AND WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST AND DECREASE LATE IN THE EVENING AS THE COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT SEVERE FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. $$
2 follow-up statements
000 WWUS85 KSLC 152006 RFWSLC RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 206 PM MDT FRI SEP 15 2006 UTZ439-160600- /O.CON.KSLC.FW.W.0049.000000T0000Z-060916T0600Z/ UTAHS DIXIE AND ZION CANYON- 206 PM MDT FRI SEP 15 2006 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND STRONG WINDS FOR EXTREME SOUTHWEST UTAH FIRE ZONE 439... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE ZONE 439. LATEST OBSERVATION AT BADGER SPRINGS RAWS HAS WIND GUSTS TO 52 MPH AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 13 PERCENT. ELSEWHERE STRONG WINDS ARE OCCURRING BUT WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY CLOSER TO 20 PERCENT. SEVERE FIRE WEATHER WILL CONTINUE UNTIL WINDS DECREASE LATE THIS EVENING FOR EXTREME SOUTHWEST UTAH. HUMIDITIES WILL RISE ABOVE CRITICAL LEVELS AND WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST AND DECREASE LATE IN THE EVENING AS THE COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT SEVERE FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. $$ GIBSON
000 WWUS85 KSLC 160556 RFWSLC RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 1156 PM MDT FRI SEP 15 2006 UTZ439-160800- /O.EXT.KSLC.FW.W.0049.000000T0000Z-060916T0800Z/ UTAHS DIXIE AND ZION CANYON- 1156 PM MDT FRI SEP 15 2006 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM MDT SATURDAY FOR STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY UTAHS DIXIE AND ZION NATIONAL PARK... THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM MDT SATURDAY FOR STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY ACROSS UTAHS DIXIE REGION. WINDS CONTINUE TO GUST IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH AROUND THE ST GEORGE AREA...AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. THIS FRONT SHOULD PASS THROUGH UTAHS DIXIE BY 2 AM. WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHWEST BEHIND THE FRONT AND REMAIN GUSTY...HOWEVER RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL INCREASE BEHIND THIS FRONT. HUMIDITIES WILL RISE ABOVE CRITICAL LEVELS AND WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST AND DECREASE LATE IN THE EVENING AS THE COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT SEVERE FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Salt Lake City, UT issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 14, 8:15 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SLC | Beaver, Iron | 19 min |
| Sep 15, 4:16 AM MDT | Wind Advisory | SLC | 17 hr | |
| Sep 15, 10:36 AM MDT | Snow Advisory | SLC | 14 hr | |
| Sep 15, 2:04 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SLC | Utah, Wasatch | 26 min |
| Sep 15, 2:50 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SLC | Carbon, Duchesne | 25 min |
| Sep 15, 3:16 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SLC | Carbon, Duchesne | 44 min |
| Sep 15, 3:38 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SLC | Duchesne | 67 min |
| Sep 15, 3:49 PM MDT | High Wind Warning | SLC | 5 hr | |
| Sep 15, 3:56 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SLC | Carbon, Duchesne | 64 min |
| Sep 15, 4:50 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | SLC | Carbon, Duchesne | 3 hr |
| Sep 15, 5:00 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SLC | Carbon, Duchesne | 60 min |
Nearby
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.